San Francisco Giants RP Santiago Casilla loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a save situation Thursday, May 12, and was pulled for RP Javier Lopez, who wound up with the save. Casilla showed his displeasure with manager Bruce Bochy when he was pulled from the game. Lopez came in to face 3B Jake Lamb, who was 0-for-3 in his career against Lopez and 15-for-102 (.147) in his career against lefties.

Fantasy Tip: Casilla has seven saves but has already blown three this year, and he came into the year on shaky ground as a second or third fantasy closer. This development is certainly notable, and with Sergio Romo on the DL, Hunter Strickland would likely be next in line for saves if Bochy wants to demote Casilla. Grab Strickland in deeper leagues if you're in need of saves.

San Francisco Giants RPs Santiago Casilla and Sergio Romo have been struggling lately, particularly against left-handed hitters. Over the past 20 at-bats, lefties are hitting .328 against Casilla, and .450 off of Romo. RP Javier Lopez was used Monday, Aug. 3, against a lefty to start the ninth inning, but manager Bruce Bochy plans to stick with Romo setting up Casilla for now.

Fantasy Tip: Fantasy owners in standard formats have been frustrated with the duo, but for now it appears to be status quo in San Francisco as Bochy lets each pitcher work through their problems rather than demote them to less stressful situations to iron out their issues.

Fantasy Tip: Romo is the righty, has the experience and will probably see the bulk of the opportunities with Casilla out. He's likely gone in NL-only leagues, but if you're fetching for saves in mixed leagues, grab him.

San Francisco Giants RP Javier Lopez will earn $4 million both next year and in 2015 and $5 million in 2016. His three-year deal includes up to $500,000 in incentives based on games pitched. The lefty reliever went 4-2 with a 1.83 ERA in 69 outings 39 1/3 innings last season. RP Jose Mijares was outrighted to the minors to make room on the roster for Lopez.

The San Francisco Giants continue to work on re-signing RP Javier Lopez to a three-year deal Wednesday, Nov. 20. The sides are "close" but a physical must be completed before a final deal is reached. Lopez went 4-2 with a 1.83 ERA in 69 outings for the Giants last season.